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Nientara Anderson1, Dowin Boatright2, Anna Reisman2
1Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, , 300 George Street, Suite 901, New Haven, CT, 06511, USA. nientara.anderson@yale.edu.
Journal of General Internal Medicine
|July 31, 2020
Summary
Diversifying medical education is insufficient to combat systemic racism. Admissions must affirm anti-racist values and racial consciousness to foster inclusivity and address historical prejudice in medicine.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Sociology of Race
- Health Equity
Background:
- Systemic racism is deeply embedded in medical culture and education.
- Diversification initiatives alone have not eradicated racial inequities.
- Historical racial prejudice persists within medical institutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To argue that systemic racism in medical education requires more than diversification.
- To propose integrating racial consciousness and anti-racist values into admissions and curriculum.
- To offer practical strategies for implementing these changes in medical schools.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of historical examples of racism in medicine.
- Review of scholarship on the sociology of racialized space.
- Examination of recent research on race and medical education.
- Incorporation of personal experiences.
Main Results:
- Diversification efforts are inadequate to dismantle systemic racism in medical education.
- Affirming anti-racist values and racial consciousness is crucial for inclusivity.
- Admissions processes and curricular reforms are key intervention points.
Conclusions:
- Medical institutions must actively assess racial attitudes and awareness in admissions.
- Curricular reform should incorporate anti-racist principles.
- Proactive measures are necessary to counteract centuries of racial prejudice in medicine.
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